Basic Discovery is Key to Rapid Economic Development (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Basic Discovery is Key to Rapid Economic Development

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Research into the plant protein, chalcone-isomerase, and its family of proteins that are key in fatty acid production will help bio-engineers to contribute to the fields of agriculture, renewable energy and biomedicine.

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Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation

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